1989–90 Mansfield Town F.C. season

Mansfield Town
1989–90 season
ManagerGeorge Foster
Third Division15th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupSecond Round
Football League TrophyFirst Round

The 1989–90 season was Mansfield Town's 53rd season in the Football League and 19th in the Third Division they finished in 15th position with 55 points.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1989–90 Football League § Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Brentford 46 18 7 21 66 66 0 61
14 Leyton Orient 46 16 10 20 52 56 −4 58
15 Mansfield Town 46 16 7 23 50 65 −15 55
16 Chester City 46 13 15 18 43 55 −12 54
17 Swansea City 46 14 12 20 45 63 −18 54
Source: [citation needed]


Results

Football League Third Division

Main article: 1989–90 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 19 August 1989 Chester City A 2–0 2,401 Charles, Christie
2 26 August 1989 Bristol Rovers H 0–1 3,051
3 2 September 1989 Fulham A 0–1 4,551
4 9 September 1989 Cardiff City H 1–0 2,767 Charles
5 16 September 1989 Bury A 0–3 2,821
6 23 September 1989 Blackpool H 0–3 2,629
7 30 September 1989 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 5,797 Charles
8 7 October 1989 Shrewsbury Town H 1–0 3,148 Pittman (o.g.)
9 14 October 1989 Walsall H 0–2 3,230
10 16 October 1989 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 6,909 Charles
11 21 October 1989 Bristol City H 1–0 2,941 Christie
12 24 October 1989 Swansea City H 4–0 2,644 Christie, Kent, Stringfellow (2)
13 28 October 1989 Reading A 0–1 3,242
14 31 October 1989 Preston North End H 2–2 3,124 Wilkinson (2)
15 4 November 1989 Notts County H 1–3 6,016 Wilkinson
16 10 November 1989 Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 3,333 Christie
17 25 November 1989 Leyton Orient A 1–3 3,317 Wilkinson
18 2 December 1989 Huddersfield Town H 1–2 2,966 Kearney
19 17 December 1989 Brentford A 1–2 5,022 Wilkinson
20 26 December 1989 Rotherham United H 3–1 6,384 Smalley, Stringfellow, Christie
21 30 December 1989 Northampton Town H 1–2 3,210 Christie
22 1 January 1990 Wigan Athletic A 0–4 2,478
23 13 January 1990 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 5,339 Leishman
24 20 January 1990 Chester City H 1–0 2,258 Wilkinson
25 3 February 1990 Blackpool A 1–3 4,402 Wilkinson
26 10 February 1990 Bury H 1–0 2,425 Wilkinson
27 13 February 1990 Fulham H 3–0 2,256 Christie, Charles, Hathaway
28 17 February 1990 Huddersfield Town A 0–1 5,441
29 24 February 1990 Leyton Orient H 1–0 2,544 Wilkinson
30 3 March 1990 Birmingham City A 1–4 5,746 Christie
31 6 March 1990 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 3,336
32 10 March 1990 Swansea City A 0–1 3,304
33 17 March 1990 Shrewsbury Town H 2–1 2,231 Christie, Charles
34 20 March 1990 Walsall A 0–1 3,017
35 24 March 1990 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 3,363 Wilkinson
36 27 March 1990 Cardiff City A 0–1 2,280
37 31 March 1990 Bristol City A 1–1 11,773 Kearney
38 3 April 1990 Birmingham City H 5–2 4,164 Wilkinson (5)
39 7 April 1990 Reading A 1–1 2,568 Christie
40 10 April 1990 Preston North End A 0–4 5,039
41 14 April 1990 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 2,423 Charles
42 16 April 1990 Rotherham United A 0–0 5,079
43 21 April 1990 Brentford H 2–3 2,347 Christie, Clark
44 24 April 1990 Northampton Town A 2–1 2,119 Christie, Kearney
45 28 April 1990 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 3,071 Hodges, Swain (o.g.)
46 5 May 1990 Notts County A 2–4 6,906 Christie, Kent

FA Cup

Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 19 November 1989 Wigan Athletic A 0–2 3,087

League Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st leg 22 August 1989 Northampton Town H 1–1 3,095 Stringfellow
R1 2nd leg 5 September 1989 Northampton Town A 2–0 3,693 Charles, Stringfellow
R2 1st leg 19 September 1989 Luton Town H 3–4 5,361 Stringfellow, Christie (2)
R2 2nd leg 3 October 1989 Luton Town A 2–7 6,519 Kearney, Wilkinson

League Trophy

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
PR 28 November 1989 Leyton Orient A 0–2 1,133
PR 9 December 1989 Brentford H 2–1 1,445 Charles (2)
PR Replay 9 January 1990 Leyton Orient H 2–1 1,938 Kearney, Gray
R1 17 January 1990 Maidstone United A 1–2 1,020 Christie

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Andy Beasley 26 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 30 0
GK England Brian Cox 15 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 20 0
GK England Jason Pearcey 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
DF England Steve Chambers 4(3) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 5(5) 0
DF England Simon Coleman 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0
DF England Wayne Fairclough 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
DF England George Foster 42 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 50 0
DF England Kevin Gray 16 0 0(1) 0 1 0 2(1) 1 19(2) 1
DF England Tony Kenworthy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England Craig McKernon 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 11 0
DF Scotland Malcolm Murray 28 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 0
DF England Mark Place 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England Steve Prindiville 22 0 1 0 3(1) 0 3 0 29(1) 0
DF England Mark Smalley 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 1
MF England Steve Charles 42(1) 7 1 0 4 1 2 2 50(2) 8
MF Scotland Martin Clark 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
MF England David Hodges 8(11) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10(11) 1
MF England David Hunt 21(1) 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 30(1) 0
MF England Mark Kearney 41 3 1 0 4 1 4 1 50 5
MF England Tony Lowery 14 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 20 0
MF Republic of Ireland Don O'Riordan 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
FW England Trevor Christie 43(2) 13 1 0 4 2 4 1 52(2) 16
FW England Ian Hathaway 11(11) 1 0 0 1(1) 0 2 0 14(12) 1
FW England Kevin Kent 38 3 1 0 0 0 3(1) 0 42(1) 3
FW England Graham Leishman 1(3) 1 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0 2(4) 1
FW England Gary McDonald 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(2) 0
FW England Ian Stringfellow 17(2) 3 0(1) 0 4 3 1(1) 0 22(4) 6
FW England Steve Wilkinson 36(1) 15 1 0 1 1 4 0 42(1) 16
– Own goals – 1 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 1

References

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  1. ^ 1989–90 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)